Bears 24'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Braswell
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Williams is the plan now, and the Bears grade out a B+.

Start where it matters. The Bears took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Tampa steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Cooper DeJean in slot 44, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Troy Franklin at the 48th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Nice patience on Tyler Nubin, who had no business lasting to No. 51. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 75th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Patrick Paul in pick 96. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
You do not let a cornerback like T.J. Tampa reach the 98th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick122 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 122nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight slipping to No. 229 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.